Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Housing and community amenities

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Health and Social Care Training Services.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 24: Education and vocational education services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: West Midlands.

NUTS code UKG

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The ITT for this opportunity will go live from 16:00 on 23.3.2016. please see II.2.1) for further information.
Please note this tender is being conducted under the new light touch regime, regulation 74-77 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2016, for social and other specific services. The normal OJEU rules do not apply.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80510000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Please note this tender is being conducted under the new light touch regime, regulation 74-77 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2016, for social and other specific services.
The agreed supplier will be required to design, deliver and evaluate compliance and mandatory training, primarily to meet Care Certificate requirements and in line with Midland Hearts C&S mandatory calendar of events, as determined by HR and Learning. The calendar of events is focused on the needs of C&S colleagues, the delivery of the content being for a period of 12 months.
The supplier will be required to ensure all learning events delivered meet the requirements of the Care Act 2014 and the Care Certificate which came into effect in April 2015.
The supplier is required to have previous experience in delivering training which meets the requirements mentioned above.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 050 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: 3 year contract with an option to extend for 2 further years to a maximum of 5 years total length. The above estimated value is for the full 5 year period.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 40 (from the award of the contract)

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: yes
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Any deposits, bonds or guarantees required by Midland Heart will be set out in the Tender Documents.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Where suppliers intend to form a group/consortium they may be required to form a single entity and will be required to have joint liability and evidence the required level of experience operating as that consortium.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Suppliers who satisfy any of the criteria for rejection set out in Regulation 57 Public Contract Regulations 2015 shall be treated as ineligible. Suppliers may be requested to provide such evidence as it is reasonably necessary to allow the Group to establish that the aforementioned criteria does not apply to them. Clear Contractual KPIS will be specified in the tender documents and subsequent contract documents which suppliers must adhere to.

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://iewm.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Invitations to Tenders open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: H&S and E&D schedules must be signed and returned with the tender.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Turnover must be at least 2 times the annual contract value.
Required insurance levels are as follows:
Professional Indemnity — 2 000 000 GBP (Two Million Pounds);
Employers Liability — 5 000 000 GBP (Five Million Pounds);
Public Liability — 2 000 000 GBP (Two Million Pounds);
A risk assessment will be carried out against these accounts and a score applied based on 5 being low risk and 0 being incomplete and high risk using the following assessment criteria — Net current liabilities, Falls in turnover, Gross profit margin, Liquidated assets, Overdraft, Loan, Tax/VAT liability, CCJs, Interest Cover, Operating profit margin.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Trainers will be required to be qualified at Award in Education and Training Level 3 or an up-to-date equivalent.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

mh363

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

no

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

14.4.2016 – 15:59

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

until: 31.7.2016

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 15.4.2016

Place:

To be opened using Bravosolutions.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this Procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: In accordance with Regulations 88-104 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained